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  • Naoki Urasawa Documentary

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    Just now I was watching an interview/documentary on NHK’s PROFESSIONAL covering mangaka Naoki Urasawa (MONSTER, 20TH CENTURY BOYS, PLUTO). It was quite interesting hearing him explain how he never uses expressions or actions that aren’t realistic — for instance, the wide-eyed surprise expression you tend to see in comics/manga all the time, or a hand…

  • Call for American Otaku

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    Are you an American otaku looking to share your passion? If so, Patrick Macias needs you for his next book project, AMERICAN OTAKU PEOPLE RETSUDEN.

  • Comic Ganbo

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    Free manga? Sure, I’m all from that! From Anime News Network: According to the Mainichi Shinbun, venture publishing firm Dejima will begin distribution of a free manga magazine, called “Comic Ganbo”, at 30 Tokyo-area train stations. While many free publications (also referred to as “free papers”), such as magazines and advertising circulars, are already available…

  • Otome Road Expert Needed

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    Are you a girl — and a foreigner — who regularly checks out Otome Road in Ikebukuro? Would you like to talk about it on TV? If so, get in touch with me.

  • Michael Arias in The Japan Times

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    Patrick Macias has a piece in today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES covering Michael Arias, the director of the new TEKKON KINKREET (BLACK & WHITE) animated film. The article is accompanied by a Q&A.

  • Japanamerica

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    JAPANAMERICA is a new book that takes a look at the convergence between Japanese and American pop cultures, and it’s something I really want to read (I don’t have a copy yet, but will get one soon). The author, Roland Kelts, was one of the contributors to CMP‘s KUHAKU — he divides his time between…

  • Live-Action 20th Century Boys Film

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    Can’t. Wait. For. This. Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys is to be adapted into a live-action movie with a 2008 release.The story will revolve around a “Book of Revelations” written by the boy Kenji and his friends, who dreamed of a hero who would stand up to an evil organization bent on destroying the world,…

  • Multi-Media Blue Dragon

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    I don’t want to go out and say that BLUE DRAGON, out in early December, is going to be the Xbox 360’s savior here in Japan, but awareness for the title seems to be at an all-time high — ads are everywhere, even on the cash registers of all 7/11 stores — and now this:…

  • Spirou et Fantasio a Tokyo

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    I grew up on BD (French comics), and still have a special place in my heart for Spirou — I still try to get all the new albums — and I was shocked and pleased to learn that the new album (49) brings our great adventurer to Tokyo! Even more intriguing is the fact that…

  • Ikebukuro's Doujinshi Scene

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    WIRED NEWS has a piece up on Otome Road, that area in Ikebukuro where girls flock for their hit of doujinishi.